The ‘Rust’ cases show why defendants should see all forensic reports

A stunning turnaround occurred on Friday when — after a third alleged occurrence of prosecutorial misconduct — Judge Marlowe Sommer was finally forced to dismiss all criminal charges with prejudice in New Mexico v. Alec Baldwin. 

As recently as two weeks prior, Judge Marlowe Sommer was willing to accept Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey’s excuse that she simply forgot to share critical information contained in a forensic report with the defense team in the previous case brought against convicted armorer Hannah Gutirrez-Reed.